Reportedly in more troubles for the former Finance minister and senior india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress leader P chidambaram, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on friday questioned him for over six hours in its probe into the air india aircraft deal case, first time since his release from tihar jail almost a month ago. Meanwhile a senior ED official told, "We questioned chidambaram for over six hours today in the ongoing probe into the air india deal with Airbus."
Furthermore according to financial probe agency officials, air india had planned to buy over 111 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing during the erstwhile United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in 2009. This is the first time the ED has questioned the senior india NATIONAL CONGRESS' target='_blank' title='congress-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>congress leader in the air india deal case. The questioning of chidambaram came for the first time since his release from the tihar jail where he spent 106 days in connection with the INX media money laundering case. He was released from Tihar on december 4 last year after he was granted bail by the supreme Court. The former finance minister is also being investigated by the ED in a separate money-laundering cases of Aircel-Maxis deal.
Moreover tn ED official said the contract to buy 43 aircraft from Airbus was finalised by a panel of ministers headed by chidambaram in 2009.
